{"nrhp_refnum":"87000231","name":"Hyannis Road Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Old King's Hwy., Bow Ln., Cape Cod Branch RR tracks, and Hyannis Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.698855500000064,"lon":-70.30047299293173,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of ten wood-frame houses along Hyannis Road and Bow Lane in Barnstable Village, Barnstable, Massachusetts, built between about 1790 and 1855. It lies south of the Old King's Highway district, between County Road and the former Cape Cod Branch Railroad tracks.","why_significant":"The district is a homogeneous collection of fine Federal and Greek Revival style houses. They reflect the growing importance of Hyannis Road as the link between Barnstable Village and the developing village of Hyannis. It is also significant for its associations with prominent residents, including a sheriff, a state senator and a state Attorney General.","narrative":"Ten wood-frame houses along Hyannis Road and Bow Lane make up this small district in Barnstable Village, Massachusetts. Built between about 1790 and 1855, the homes are mostly Federal and Greek Revival in style, and together they form a cohesive streetscape bounded by County Road on the north and the former Cape Cod Branch Railroad tracks on the south. Hyannis Road, once called Baker's Lane, became the main connector between Barnstable Village and the growing village of Hyannis, and the houses reflect that role. Residents included merchants, mariners, blacksmiths and housewrights, along with a county sheriff, a state senator and a judge who served as District Attorney and state Attorney General. Later owners included town historian Donald G. Trayser. Examples range from the c1790 Deacon Timothy Phinney House, with its attached barn, to the Greek Revival Doggett House of about 1855. The district is significant for its architecture, its prominent residents and its place in the village's development.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal and Greek Revival (with some Colonial Revival additions)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; general condition is described as good to excellent.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.958646-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/7891/63789199/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000231.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000231/23215b8770-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000231/23215b8770-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bow_Lane,_Barnstable_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bow_Lane,_Barnstable_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789199","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyannis_Road_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5952782"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/hyannis-road-historic-district-87000231/"}